Blackheads or comedones mostly present on the face and caused by excess oil which clogs skin pores. Often blackheads may appear in the T-zone of your nose and forehead or other parts of the body. Speaking of T-zone of the face, this part of the face produce more oil therefore the blackheads present more in T-zone. There are many different ways available to get rid of the blackheads.
Washing your face with scrub helps remove dead skin and will bring the blackheads to the surface. Dry your face by patting with a towel, and then place a warm wash cloth onto your skin for up to fifteen minutes. Wash your face one more time and pat dry gently. At this point, the blackheads should be loose and can be sloughed away for easy blackhead removal. If you still need to get rid of blackheads, you can remove them with a special blackhead remover tool. These types of implements are readily available at beauty supply stores and on the internet.
Squeezing the blackheads is not allowed as it may lead to infection and post acne scar formation. If you need to touch your face make sure they are clean.
Cosmetics, skin cleansers and some scrubs may contain oils. Therefore, some of them can clog your pores creating more blackheads. It is always important to read labels before buying any cosmetic products. Healthy diet, low fat products and drink a minimum of eight glasses of water a day. Don't forget to change a pillow case as often as you can as it may collect oil on your face. Washing the face as many as twice times a day. Washing more often will dry your skin. Very important to wash your face before bed. After washing your face, dry off with a clean towel.
There are other ways to remove blackheads available. Some people, instead of removing the blackheads, choose to treat them as acne with Ovante blemish control cream which works very well on acne as well as black heads. After the blackheads are gone, most people apply natural cream MELT with vitamin C to "shrink" the skin pores left after the blackheads.
